The 2007 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...
for the
2007 season. The winners of the
Division Series
The Division Series is the quarterfinal round of the Major League Baseball postseason. Four series are played in this round, two each for both the American League and the National League.
1981 season
The first use of the term "Division Series ...
would move on to the
League Championship Series
The League Championship Series (LCS) is the semifinal round of postseason play in Major League Baseball which has been conducted since 1969. In 1981, and since 1995, the two annual series have matched up the winners of the Division Series, ...
to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the
World Series
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB). It has been contested since between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winning team, determined through a best- ...
.
In the American League, the
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Am ...
made their thirteenth straight postseason appearance, the
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East Division. Founded in as one of the Ameri ...
returned for the fourth time in five years, the
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. Since , the team ...
returned for the first time since
2001
The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...
, and the
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West Division. Since 1966, the team has pl ...
returned for the fourth time in six years.
In the
National League
National League often refers to:
*National League (baseball), one of the two baseball leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada
*National League (division), the fifth division of the English football (soccer) system ...
, the
Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. The franchise was established ...
made their third postseason appearance in the last eight years, the
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Central Division. Th ...
made their second appearance in five years, the
Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver. The Rockies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Division. Th ...
made their second postseason appearance in franchise history and first since
1995
1995 was designated as:
* United Nations Year for Tolerance
* World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War
This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...
, and the
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. The Phillies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has ...
returned to the postseason for the first time since
1993
The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as:
* International Year for the World's Indigenous People
The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...
. This would be the first of five consecutive postseason appearances for the Phillies, a streak which lasted until
2011
The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
.
The postseason began on October 3, 2007, and ended on October 28, 2007, with the Red Sox sweeping the Rockies in the
2007 World Series
The 2007 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2007 season. The 103rd edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Colorado Rockies and the American ...
. It was the seventh title won by the Red Sox franchise. This would be the last time until
2024
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in which both teams who made the
previous year's World Series failed to make the playoffs.
Playoff seeds
The following teams qualified for the postseason:
American League
#
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East Division. Founded in as one of the Ameri ...
– 96–66,
AL East
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champions (5–2 head-to-head record vs. CLE)
#
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. Since , the team ...
– 96–66,
AL Central
The American League Central is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was formed in the realignment of 1994 by moving three teams from the American League West and two teams from the American League East. Its teams are al ...
champions (2–5 head-to-head record vs. BOS)
#
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West Division. Since 1966, the team has pl ...
– 94–68,
AL West champions
#
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Am ...
– 94–68
National League
#
Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. The franchise was established ...
– 90–72,
NL West
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champions
#
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. The Phillies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has ...
– 89–73,
NL East
The National League East is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. Along with the American League Central, it is one of two divisions to have every member win at least one World Series title.
After having internal, informal divisions for ...
champions
#
Chicago Cubs
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– 85–77,
NL Central
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champions
#
Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver. The Rockies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Division. Th ...
– 90–73
Playoff bracket
Note: Two teams in the same division could not meet in the division series.
American League Division Series
(1) Boston Red Sox vs. (3) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
This was the third postseason meeting between the Angels and Red Sox. The Red Sox once again defeated the Angels, this time in a sweep, to advance to the ALCS for the third time in five years.
The series was not close — the Red Sox shut out the Angels in Game 1, took Game 2 by a 6–3 score on a Manny Ramirez
Manuel Arístides Ramírez Onelcida (born May 30, 1972) is a Dominican Americans (Dominican Republic), Dominican-American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for parts of 19 seasons. He played wit ...
walk-off three-run home run, and then blew out the Angels in Anaheim in Game 3 to advance to the next round.
Both teams would meet once more in the ALDS in 2009
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, and in that series the Angels would finally prevail.
(2) Cleveland Indians vs. (4) New York Yankees
This was the third postseason meeting between the Yankees and Indians. The Indians defeated the Yankees in four games to advance to the ALCS for the first time since 1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...
.
The Indians blew out the Yankees in Game 1 by a 12–3 score. Game 2 was a pitchers' duel between both teams bullpens which lasted eleven innings, and again the Indians prevailed as Travis Hafner
Travis Lee Hafner (; born June 3, 1977) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a designated hitter and first baseman. A left-handed hitter, Hafner played for the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indian ...
drove in the winning run on a bases-loaded single off Luis Vizcaíno
Luis Vizcaíno Árias (born August 6, 1974) is a Dominican Republic former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Yankees, Colorado Rockies, Chicag ...
. Game 2 was referred to as "The Bug Game", as a swarm of tiny insects circled the mound in the late innings of the game. Play was stopped temporarily out of concern for the players' safety, including Joba Chamberlain
Justin Louis "Joba" Chamberlain ( ; ; born September 23, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, and Cleveland Indians.
Cha ...
, who threw only 12 of his 25 pitches for strikes in suffering a blown save without surrendering a hit. Yankees manager Joe Torre
Joseph Paul Torre Jr. (; born July 18, 1940) is an American professional baseball Senior management, executive and former player, Manager (baseball), manager, and television color commentator. He has served as a special assistant to the Commiss ...
would later say that his decision not to remove his team from the field was one of his biggest regrets as a manager. When the series shifted to the Bronx for Game 3, the Yankees overcame a 3–1 Indians lead to win 8–4 to stave off elimination. The Yankees put up another rally late in Game 4, but the Indians held on to win by a 6–4 score to advance to the ALCS. Game 4 was the last postseason game ever played at the original Yankee Stadium
Yankee Stadium is a baseball stadium located in the Bronx in New York City. It is the home field of Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees and New York City FC of Major League Soccer.
The stadium opened in April 2009, replacing the Yankee S ...
.
The loss to the Indians marked the end of the Yankees' thirteen-year postseason streak, which started in 1995
1995 was designated as:
* United Nations Year for Tolerance
* World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War
This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...
. The Yankees' thirteen-year streak is the longest of any American League team, and second only to the Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Eas ...
, who made fourteen straight appearances from 1991
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to 2005
2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
(excluding 1994, when the season was canceled due to a strike
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* Hobart Huson, author of several drug related books
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* Airstrike, ...
).
National League Division Series
(1) Arizona Diamondbacks vs. (3) Chicago Cubs
The Diamondbacks swept the Cubs to return to the NLCS for the first time since 2001
The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...
.
In Game 1, the Diamondbacks prevailed by a 3–1 score thanks to a solid pitching performance from Brandon Webb. The Diamondbacks would put up a big lead early in Game 2 and didn't relinquish it, winning 8–4 to take a 2–0 series lead headed to Chicago. Liván Hernández
Eisler Liván Hernández Carrera (; born February 20, 1975) is a Cuban-born former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball. Over a 17-year career, he played for nine different teams and was named to two All-Star Games. He was na ...
kept the Cubs' offense at bay in Game 3 as the Diamondbacks won 5–1 to return to the NLCS.
This was the most recent playoff series win by the Diamondbacks until 2023
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. They would, however, win the NL Wild Card Game in 2017
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Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
.
(2) Philadelphia Phillies vs. (4) Colorado Rockies
This was the first postseason meeting between the Phillies and Rockies. The Rockies swept the Phillies to advance to the NLCS for the first time in franchise history.
Jeff Francis
Jeffrey William Francis (born January 8, 1981) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, an ...
outdueled Cole Hamels
Colbert Michael Hamels (born December 27, 1983), nicknamed "Hollywood", is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (2006–2015), Texas Rangers (2015–2018), Chi ...
as the Rockies stole Game 1 on the road. The Rockies blew out the Phillies in Game 2 to take a 2–0 series lead headed to Denver, as Troy Tulowitzki
Troy Trevor Tulowitzki (born October 10, 1984), nicknamed "Tulo", is an American professional baseball coach and former shortstop who played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Colorado Rockies. He also played for the T ...
, Matt Holliday
Matthew Thomas Holliday (born January 15, 1980) is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2004 to 2018 for the Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, and New York ...
, and Kazuo Matsui
is a Japanese former professional baseball player who played as a shortstop and is a former manager of the Saitama Seibu Lions. He is a switch-hitter.
Matsui signed with the New York Mets on December 17, 2003, becoming the first Japanese infie ...
all homered for Colorado. Game 3 remained tied until the bottom of the eighth, when Jeff Baker
Jeffrey Glen Baker (born June 21, 1981) is an American former professional baseball player. He bats and throws right-handed. He played in Major League Baseball for the Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Atlanta Braves, Texas Range ...
hit an RBI single to put the Rockies in the lead for good, completing the sweep.
These two teams would meet once more in the 2009 NLDS
The 2009 National League Division Series (NLDS) consisted of two concurrent best-of-five playoff, best-of-five game series that determined the participating teams in the 2009 National League Championship Series. Three divisional winners and a " ...
, which the Phillies won in four games.
American League Championship Series
(1) Boston Red Sox vs. (2) Cleveland Indians
This was the fourth postseason meeting between the Indians and Red Sox (1995
1995 was designated as:
* United Nations Year for Tolerance
* World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War
This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...
, 1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...
, 1999
1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons.
Events January
* January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers.
* January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...
). The Red Sox came back from a 3–1 series deficit to return to the World Series for the second time in four years.
Similar to 2004
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Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
, the Red Sox once again found themselves trailing in the series. The Red Sox blew out the Indians in Game 1, while the Indians evened the series in a 13–6 rout thanks to help from Jhonny Peralta
Jhonny Antonio Peralta (born May 28, 1982) is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). The Cleveland Guardians, Cleveland Indians signed him as an amateur free agent in his native ...
, Grady Sizemore
Grady Sizemore (born August 2, 1982) is an American former professional baseball center fielder and coach and former interim manager of the Chicago White Sox. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians from 2004 through 2 ...
, and Franklin Gutiérrez
Franklin Rafael Gutiérrez (born February 21, 1983), nicknamed "Guti", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Dodgers. While pr ...
. When the series shifted to Cleveland for Game 3, Jake Westbrook out-dueled Boston ace Daisuke Matsuzaka
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as the Indians prevailed by a 4–2 score to take the series lead. The Indians' offense would chase Tim Wakefield
Timothy Stephen Wakefield (August 2, 1966 – October 1, 2023) was an American professional baseball knuckleball pitcher. Wakefield began his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but is most remembered for his 17-year ...
from the mound in Game 4 thanks to a seven run fifth inning to take a 3–1 series lead, and were now one win away from their first World Series berth in a decade. However, things then unraveled for the Indians fast. In Game 5, Josh Beckett
Joshua Patrick Beckett (born May 15, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). A three-time MLB All-Star, he played for the Florida Marlins, the Boston Red Sox, and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Afte ...
out-dueled CC Sabathia
Carsten Charles Sabathia Jr. (born July 21, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, and New York Yankees. Sabathia batted and th ...
as the Red Sox blew out the Indians to send the series back to Fenway Park
Fenway Park is a ballpark located in Boston, Massachusetts, less than one mile from Kenmore Square. Since 1912, it has been the home field of Major League Baseball's (MLB) Boston Red Sox. While the stadium was built in 1912, it was substantia ...
. Curt Schilling
Curtis Montague Schilling (born November 14, 1966) is an American former Major League Baseball right handed pitcher and commentator for media outlet BlazeTV. He helped lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a World Series appearance in 1993 World Seri ...
and the Red Sox bullpen would shut down the Indians offense in Game 6 as the Red Sox blew out the Indians by a 12–2 score to force a seventh game. The Red Sox's ten run margin of victory was the largest in an LCS game since Game 4 of the 1974 NLCS. In Game 7, the Red Sox again blew out the Indians, this time by nine runs, to clinch the pennant.
The Red Sox would win their next AL pennant in 2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
, against the Detroit Tigers
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in six games. The Indians wouldn't return to the ALCS again until 2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
, where they defeated the Toronto Blue Jays
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in five games before falling in the World Series that year.
Both teams would meet again in the 2016 ALDS, which the Indians won before falling in the World Series.
National League Championship Series
(1) Arizona Diamondbacks vs. (4) Colorado Rockies
This was the first postseason meeting between the Diamondbacks and Rockies. The Rockies swept the top-seeded Diamondbacks to advance to the World Series for the first time in franchise history.
Jeff Francis
Jeffrey William Francis (born January 8, 1981) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, an ...
pitched over six solid innings as the Rockies stole Game 1 in Phoenix. Game 1 was marred by a controversial call in the bottom of the seventh inning - Francis allowed a leadoff double to Chris Snyder
Christopher Ryan Snyder (born February 12, 1981) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, and Baltimore Orioles. He bats and t ...
and hit Justin Upton
Justin Irvin Upton (born August 25, 1987) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. Nicknamed "J-Up", he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers, Los Angel ...
with a pitch, but the Diamondbacks were taken out of a potential rally when a disputed interference call resulted in a double-play groundout for Augie Ojeda. Diamondbacks fans responded by throwing objects onto the field, which stopped play. The Rockies would then prevail in a long 11-inning affair in Game 2 to go up 2–0 in the series headed home to Denver. Home runs from Matt Holliday
Matthew Thomas Holliday (born January 15, 1980) is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2004 to 2018 for the Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, and New York ...
and Yorvit Torrealba
Yorvit Adolfo Torrealba (; born July 19, 1978) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, Toro ...
would carry the Rockies to victory in Game 3. Holliday would again hit another three-run home run in Game 4 to give the Rockies a big lead that they would hold onto, as they clinched the pennant in front of their home fans.
By sweeping the series, the Rockies became the first team since the 1976 Cincinnati Reds to start 7–0 in the postseason. The Diamondbacks would not return to the postseason again until 2011
The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
, and this was their last appearance in the NLCS until 2023
Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
, where they defeated the Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. The Phillies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has ...
in seven games before falling in the World Series.
Both these teams would meet again in the 2017 NL Wild Card Game, which was won by the Diamondbacks.
2007 World Series
(AL1) Boston Red Sox vs. (NL4) Colorado Rockies
This was the first World Series ever played in the state of Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...
. It was also the sixth World Series in a row to feature a Wild Card team. The Red Sox handily swept the Rockies to win their second title in four years and seventh overall.
The series was heavily lopsided in favor of the Red Sox - Josh Beckett
Joshua Patrick Beckett (born May 15, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). A three-time MLB All-Star, he played for the Florida Marlins, the Boston Red Sox, and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Afte ...
pitched seven solid innings and gave up only one run as the Red Sox blew out the Rockies by a 13–1 score in Game 1. The Rockies took an early lead in Game 2, but the Red Sox put up two unanswered runs across the fourth and fifth innings to take the lead, and Curt Schilling
Curtis Montague Schilling (born November 14, 1966) is an American former Major League Baseball right handed pitcher and commentator for media outlet BlazeTV. He helped lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a World Series appearance in 1993 World Seri ...
and the Red Sox bullpen would keep the Rockies' offense at bay the rest of the game to go up 2–0 in the series headed to Denver. The Red Sox offense would once again explode in Game 3 as they won 10–5 to take a 3–0 series lead. The Sox would then clinch the title in Game 4 as Jonathan Papelbon
Jonathan Robert Papelbon (; born November 23, 1980) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), most notably for the Boston Red Sox, with whom he was an Major League Baseball Al ...
fended off a late rally by the Rockies.
As of , this remains the last postseason appearance outside of the Divisional round for the Rockies. The Rockies would return to the postseason again in 2009
2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
, but fell to the Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. The Phillies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has ...
in the NLDS. The Red Sox attempted to defend their title the next year, but fell to the Tampa Bay Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in the Tampa Bay area. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East Division. They are one of two major ...
in seven games in the ALCS. They would win the World Series twice more afterward - in 2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
, where they defeated the St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Centra ...
in six games, as well as in 2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
where they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Div ...
in five games.
Broadcasting
This was the first postseason under a seven-year U.S. rights agreement with Fox
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Twelve species ...
and TBS. TBS was awarded all Division Series
The Division Series is the quarterfinal round of the Major League Baseball postseason. Four series are played in this round, two each for both the American League and the National League.
1981 season
The first use of the term "Division Series ...
games, the National League Championship Series
The National League Championship Series (NLCS) is a best-of-seven playoff and one of two League Championship Series comprising the penultimate round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) postseason. It is contested by the winners of the two Natio ...
in odd-numbered years starting in 2007, and the American League Championship Series
The American League Championship Series (ALCS) is a best-of-seven playoff and one of two League Championship Series comprising the penultimate round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) postseason. The winner of the ALCS wins the AL pennant and ...
in even-numbered years starting in 2008. Fox was awarded the American League Championship Series
The American League Championship Series (ALCS) is a best-of-seven playoff and one of two League Championship Series comprising the penultimate round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) postseason. The winner of the ALCS wins the AL pennant and ...
in odd-numbered years starting in 2007, and the National League Championship Series
The National League Championship Series (NLCS) is a best-of-seven playoff and one of two League Championship Series comprising the penultimate round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) postseason. It is contested by the winners of the two Natio ...
in even-numbered years starting in 2008. The deal also maintained Fox's streak of airing consecutive World Series since 2000
2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year.
Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...
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References
External links
League Baseball Standings & Expanded Standings – 2007
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Major League Baseball postseason